Domestic Policy Council

Karl Zinsmeister is Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director of the Domestic Policy Council (DPC). The Domestic Policy Council coordinates the domestic
policy-making process in the White House and offers policy advice to
the President. The DPC also works to ensure that domestic policy
initiatives are coordinated and consistent throughout federal
agencies. Finally, the DPC monitors the implementation of domestic
policy, and represents the President's priorities to other branches of
government.

Although the name has changed throughout the years, a domestic policy
staff has existed in the White House since the 1960s. A foundation
for the current Domestic Policy Council (DPC) was first created in the
Johnson White House, when a senior level aide spent a majority of his
time developing domestic policy and attempting to organize a staff to
facilitate that activity. In 1970, President Nixon issued an
executive order creating the 'Office of Policy Development,' a larger
White House office that currently oversees the National Economic
Council and the Domestic Policy Council. The "Domestic Policy
Council," as it is known today, was created by Executive Order in 1993.